Ministry of Religious Affairs Launches Peaceful Muharam, from Orphans' Celebration to Mass Weddings

Jakarta - The Directorate General of Islamic Community Guidance of the Ministry of Religious Affairs has launched a series of programmes to welcome the new Hijri year, ranging from an orphans’ celebration and mass weddings to mosque cleaning drives, all packaged under the Peaceful Muharam 1448 Hijriah initiative.

“Peaceful Muharam must become a space for spreading benefit and strengthening the community. Therefore, all the prepared programmes are directed to deliver a social impact that can be felt directly by the public,” said Abu Rokhmad, Director General of Islamic Community Guidance at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, in Jakarta on Thursday.

Abu stated that the programme, encapsulated within Peaceful Muharam 1448 H, is designed to bolster the common good through spiritual, social, humanitarian, educational, economic, and environmental approaches.

According to him, the theme of Spreading Benefit, Strengthening the Community was chosen to affirm that religious values need to be manifested in concrete actions that bring peace, care, and empowerment.

Consequently, various activities are designed to target diverse community groups, from the younger generation, families, and people with disabilities, to mosque communities.

The Peaceful Muharam programme includes Bimas Islam Talks, the Islamic New Year Commemoration, Muharaman with Gen Z, 100,000 Quran Completions and Joint Prayers for the Nation, and CFD Peaceful Muharam.

He said that all these programmes are structured to build a peaceful, caring, and empowered society, while simultaneously reinforcing the role of religion in addressing various social issues.

“Religion must be present in people’s lives, not only in the form of rituals, but also through a tangible contribution to humanitarian, environmental, family, educational, and community economic empowerment issues,” he said.

Abu Rokhmad added that one of the main strengths of Peaceful Muharam is the involvement of religious counsellors spread across various regions. These counsellors are expected to become agents of information, agents of development, as well as agents of social change capable of bridging religious programmes with the needs of the community.